Why Is China So Competitive? Measuring and Explaining China's Competitiveness

• Main Authors: ADAMS, F. Gerard, Gangnes, Byron, Shachmurove, Yochanan
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2004
• Subjects: China exports; comparative advantage; competitiveness; purchasing power parity; exchange rate; undervaluation; international comparisons; foreign direct investment; joint ventures; Asian Studies; Economics; International Economics
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/782; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soe_research/article/1781/viewcontent/ChinaCompetitive.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This paper evaluates factors responsible for the competitiveness of China in the world economy and relative to its East Asian rivals. China has been highly successful in capturing world export markets. Chinese competitiveness is not just a matter of an undervalued exchange and extremely low labor co...